Most schools have Send pupils in mainstream classes amid capacity issues – poll

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT, said there is no higher priority now in the education sector than fixing the ‘Send crisis’ (PA) - (PA Wire)

Around four in five school leaders have pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in mainstream classes because of a lack of specialist places available, a survey suggests.

The majority (94%) of school leaders in mainstream settings said meeting the needs of all their Send pupils is harder than last year, according to the snap poll by school leaders’ union NAHT.